The sea star Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 is a species in the family Zoroasteridae, occurring exclusively in the deep sea. They have five long, skinny arms and very small central discs, giving them a very distinctive appearance. The observed one is frequently pale yellow or white in coloration, sometimes with spiny projections on the aboral surface.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 | Echinodermata | deep-sea Asteroidea, deep-sea starfish | Cold seep/Hydrothermal vent | 1,750 | orthern South China Sea (111.033E, 17.597 N) | 2989510 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQW42HX01_v1 | 1Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | JAQQFT01 | Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences | PRJNA891479 | 95.91% | 39,426 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| A chromosome-level genome assembly of a deep-sea starfish (Zoroaster cf. ophiactis) | Scientific Data | 37528102 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| SQW42HX01_g17829 | CHROMOBOX PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g1783 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT TC3 TRANSPOSASE-LIKE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17830 | EXOCYST COMPLEX COMPONENT SEC5 |
| SQW42HX01_g17831 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17832 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17833 | SPHINGOMYELINASE FAMILY MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g17834 | GLUTATHIONE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17835 | GLUTATHIONE SYNTHETASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17836 | GH16843P |
| SQW42HX01_g17837 | RING FINGER PROTEIN 31-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17838 | ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR-RELATED G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g17839 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1784 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17840 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g17841 | LOC361192 |
| SQW42HX01_g17842 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17843 | APPLE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17844 | PROTEIN DISULFIDE-ISOMERASE TMX3 |
| SQW42HX01_g17845 | DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES I, II, AND III SUBUNIT RPABC2 |
| SQW42HX01_g17846 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g17847 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g17848 | MANNOSE, PHOSPHOLIPASE, LECTIN RECEPTOR RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17849 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1785 | UBIQUITIN-ASSOCIATED AND SH3 DOMAIN-CONTAINING BA-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g17850 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17851 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17852 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17853 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17854 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17855 | STEROL DESATURASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17856 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17857 | ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17858 | VACUOLAR ATP SYNTHASE SUBUNIT AC39 |
| SQW42HX01_g17859 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1786 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17860 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17861 | GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g17862 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17863 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17864 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17865 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17866 | CYSTEINE-RICH MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17867 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17868 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17869 | |
| SQW42HX01_g1787 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17870 | CYSTEINE-RICH MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g17871 | - |
| SQW42HX01_g17872 | |
| SQW42HX01_g17873 | HTH CENPB-TYPE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
